Inside the Cloistered Life

What really happens behind the grille of an enclosed Carmelite monastery? In these warm letters home, a young novice answers her family's many questions, describing a day of prayer and work from dawn until night, the convent's customs and feast-day celebrations, and devotions such as the Infant Jesus and the Brown Scapular.

She also explains the sacrifices the sisters offer for those in the world, helping readers see how hidden prayer serves the whole Church and how a little of that spirit can enter ordinary family life. Lovely for teenage girls and adults alike.

• Author: Sr Marie of the Trinity, O.C.D.
• Format: Paperback
• Pages: 200

Christmas 2026 bulk buy – pre-order. Dispatched in December.